Sunday Sessions for Self Sufficiency is a series of topics with our desire to have more Shuswap residents passionate about and able to grow, raise and make their own food and medicine.
To make these sessions accessible to all, each talk is by donation which will go towards the cost of the series and to support the Shuswap Community Teaching Garden.
A core value of Shuswap Food Action is education and we aim to provide the opportunity for everyone to be able to learn more about these important skills which play a large part in one’s own food security.
Sunday Sessions for Self Sufficiency is a series of topics with our desire to have more Shuswap residents passionate about and able to grow, raise and make their own food and medicine.
A core value of Shuswap Food Action is education and we aim to provide the opportunity for everyone to be able to learn more about these important skills which play a large part in one’s own food security.
To make these sessions accessible to all, each talk is by donation which will go toward the costs of the series and to support the Shuswap Community Teaching Garden.
Our registration form has the option to choose a free ticket which acts as your RSVP and allows for a donation of cash on-site. Or you can pre-purchase your ticket with options of $5, $10 or $20, all of which helps to cover the cost for those that can’t contribute as much.
We’d greatly appreciate you sharing this with others so we can have plenty of guests for our educators who make the time to come!
Buckerfield’s Salmon Arm
upstairs conference room
1771 10 Ave SW, Salmon Arm
Sunday Sessions are hosted upstairs in the conference room at Buckerfield’s where we have access to seating and a screen for presentations.
We’re grateful for their support in providing this room free of charge.
Shuswap Teaching Garden
5921 30th St NE, Salmon Arm
Sunday Sessions for the Spring will be hosted on-site at the Shuswap Teaching Garden. There is a shelter in case of a drizzle but very poor weather may have us postpone a class or come up with an alternative.
Sunday Sessions for Self Sufficiency are held from November to March inside Buckerfield’s.
Additional hands-on classes will be hosted at the Shuswap Teaching Garden in April and May.
Sessions will be held on Sundays each week starting at 11am. Most Sessions are 1 hour.
**times and places can be subject to change depending on topic and month. We will likely move to our garden spaces as Spring weather comes.
Be sure to sign up for our SFAS newsletter on our home page to hear about upcoming dates and topics.
Melanie at projects@shuswapfood.ca
If you have topics you would like to have covered for the future, please let us know!
We host local educators to share local knowledge. We are always looking for new Teachers! If you have valuable experience and knowledge to share with your Shuswap Community, please get in touch!
Registration is GREATLY appreciated as we need a minimum of 5 guests to host our Sessions. YES, you can decide to come that day!
Also shown on the form are the tentative topics into the new year. Based on pre-registration interest, the topics may change, so check back and watch for confirmed Sessions each month.
Topics can be subject to change due to RSVP levels or changes to educators schedules. We will alert anyone who signs up for a a class of any changes.
Please note each Session’s Time, Date and Location
We want to thank all our educators who came to teach this season:
Sue Moore: Garden Review, Seed Saving and Seed Starting; Afke Zonderland: Preserving the Harvest; Emily Pilon: Home Herbalism; Juanita Miller: Understanding Nutrition and Labels + DIY Snacks; Barb Munro: Understanding Grains; Jazmyn Evans: Companion Planting, Pest Management and Soil Fertility; Kevin Smith: Biochar; Sarah Johnson: Pollinator Friendly Gardens; Jed Wiebe:Propagation and Diversity; Roy Reinmuth: Composting 101 and Abbas El Gazzar: Garden Workbench Build
There’s so much to learn about raising chickens and keeping your flock healthy and producing healthy eggs and meat. Toni raises chickens on her Shuswap Farm, for eggs and meat, with ethical and organic methods to produce high quality nutrition for her home and our region.
Note : this is a YouTube playlist of our Sunday Session recordings.
You’ll learn that pruning is a reasonable and predictable science and that by knowing some key plant growth principles, you can improve flowering and maintenance and reduce or increase plant size depending on the pruning methods used.
Learn from Jenny some great culinary and medicinal herbs to grow and how to use them for vibrant health.
Learn more about Jenny here: https://magicalactivist.com/
Learn about raising and pasturing animals and efficient uses of electric fencing. Let’s talk about the significance of diversity of plant material and, when the life cycle of an animals comes to an end, the many uses of using all parts of the animal including rendering your own source of fat like lard!
Shelley Work of Ravenwood Acres discusses when and how to tap maple trees and create your own syrup.
Good health starts with good habits, like eating wholesome foods. Learn how to get more greens and herbs into our diets and WHY we should! How can you grow all these greens year round? How can we help our children eat more greens too!
Whether for having your own fresh eggs or raising your own meat, Toni Walton from Averys Acres will lead this Beginners 101 class on how to get started and the methods she uses to raise her own chickens organically and humanely. Follow along with Toni and Bence’s journey here https://www.facebook.com/toni.walton.5811
Sue Moore, professional organic grower, goes through the core elements of growing a garden and asks us “WHAT do you want to EAT” and then we learn HOW to grow it after! She asks questions to help you review the garden you had last year and think about the garden you want this year!
Una takes us through the perspective shift on what it means to homestead and living a life that is more in-tune with the cycles of Nature. Una and Ernest came from farming on the West Coast and settled in Sorrento, BC and have created a beautiful example of a Permaculture, off-grid farm where they raise livestock, grow food, host events, sell their locally produced food and teach others the techniques of sustainability with modern influence.
For more information, visit https://highcroftoffgrid.wixsite.com and follow along on Facebook and Instagram.
